Clinical Research

Assessment of occlusal force by occlusal contact surface area and intensity from cast images: A preliminary study

Volume: 6 Number: 1 June 22, 2022
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Assessment of occlusal force by occlusal contact surface area and intensity from cast images: A preliminary study

Abstract

Objectives: This study explores the use of occlusal contact surface area and intensity measures in assessing the occlusal force from articulating paper-induced dental images. Methods and materials: A pair of mandibular and maxillary dental casts obtained from a mandibular and maxillary complete denture fabricated in preclinical work was used. A 8-micron red articulating paper was inserted between the casts while they were mounted on an articulator. The occlusal force was implemented by applying 0.5 kg, and 5.0 kg weights to the articulator. The application was repeated ten times for each weight and the occlusal surface of the lower first molar tooth was imaged using a microscope from a fixed distance for each time. The images are analyzed first to identify the red-colored pixels and then to estimate the contact surface area and intensity from the pixels identified. Results: The 0.5kg and 5kg forces lead to average contact surface areas of 1.5 1.2 mm2 and 13.4 7.0 mm2 while they deliver average contact intensity of 78.0  2.9%, and 81.5  1.9%, respectively. A very strong correlation was present between the contact surface area and the force (rho= 0.87) while the correlation was moderate between the contact surface intensity and the force (rho= 0.53). Both correlations were significant (p< 0.05). Conclusion: Contact surface area and intensity measures offer potential estimates of the occlusal force. Fully automated methods for this purpose are needed to be developed.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Dentistry

Journal Section

Clinical Research

Publication Date

June 22, 2022

Submission Date

May 1, 2022

Acceptance Date

June 8, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 6 Number: 1

APA
Bal, B. (2022). Assessment of occlusal force by occlusal contact surface area and intensity from cast images: A preliminary study. European Journal of Research in Dentistry, 6(1), 15-17. https://doi.org/10.29228/erd.20
AMA
1.Bal B. Assessment of occlusal force by occlusal contact surface area and intensity from cast images: A preliminary study. Eur. J. res. Dent. (ERD). 2022;6(1):15-17. doi:10.29228/erd.20
Chicago
Bal, Burcu. 2022. “Assessment of Occlusal Force by Occlusal Contact Surface Area and Intensity from Cast Images: A Preliminary Study”. European Journal of Research in Dentistry 6 (1): 15-17. https://doi.org/10.29228/erd.20.
EndNote
Bal B (June 1, 2022) Assessment of occlusal force by occlusal contact surface area and intensity from cast images: A preliminary study. European Journal of Research in Dentistry 6 1 15–17.
IEEE
[1]B. Bal, “Assessment of occlusal force by occlusal contact surface area and intensity from cast images: A preliminary study”, Eur. J. res. Dent. (ERD), vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 15–17, June 2022, doi: 10.29228/erd.20.
ISNAD
Bal, Burcu. “Assessment of Occlusal Force by Occlusal Contact Surface Area and Intensity from Cast Images: A Preliminary Study”. European Journal of Research in Dentistry 6/1 (June 1, 2022): 15-17. https://doi.org/10.29228/erd.20.
JAMA
1.Bal B. Assessment of occlusal force by occlusal contact surface area and intensity from cast images: A preliminary study. Eur. J. res. Dent. (ERD). 2022;6:15–17.
MLA
Bal, Burcu. “Assessment of Occlusal Force by Occlusal Contact Surface Area and Intensity from Cast Images: A Preliminary Study”. European Journal of Research in Dentistry, vol. 6, no. 1, June 2022, pp. 15-17, doi:10.29228/erd.20.
Vancouver
1.Burcu Bal. Assessment of occlusal force by occlusal contact surface area and intensity from cast images: A preliminary study. Eur. J. res. Dent. (ERD). 2022 Jun. 1;6(1):15-7. doi:10.29228/erd.20